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Ellipse MAGEC rod implantation in combination with a bilateral VEPTR fixation from rib to pelvis is a sufficient method in treating flexible scoliosis in children with SMA without instrumentation of the spine.
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Author disclosures: Anna K. Hell: Orthovasive; Research Grant. Heiko Lorenz: Orthovasive, Research Grant. Batoul Badwin: None.
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Hell, A.K., Lorenz, H. & Badwin, B. Paper #29: Results of Magnetically Controlled Devices Parallel to the Spine (MAGEC/VEPTR) in Children with Scoliosis due to Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Spine Deform 4, 460 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2016.09.034
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2016.09.034